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Marquette County accepts $706,931.42 PSAP grant, approves $70,693.14 match and jail/dispatch separation
Summary
The board accepted a $706,931.42 PSAP grant and approved the required 10% match of $70,693.14 to begin a jail/dispatch separation, authorize relocation of dispatch, and add up to four full-time corrections staff; the vote on Resolution 22-2025 was 13–4.
The Marquette County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution 22-2025 to accept a $706,931.42 PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) grant from the Department of Military Affairs and Office of Emergency Communications and to approve the county match of $70,693.14 (10%). The resolution also authorizes the process for jail/dispatch separation, including relocation of the dispatch center and the addition of up to four full-time corrections staff; the motion passed on a roll call vote 13–4 (Noes: Chuck Bornhoeft, Jeff Frazer, Judi Nigbor, Abby Swan).
According to the resolution text presented to the board, the Sheriff's Office identified safety, liability, retention and recruitment, PREA compliance, and differing training/technical demands as reasons to pursue separation of jail and dispatch functions. The resolution notes the county will pursue intergovernmental agreements to maintain jail census and increase revenue to support staffing; the resolution also contains a contingency that failure to maintain predicted revenue would result in layoffs until census increases.
Sponsors Mary P. Walters and Dennis Fenner introduced the resolution and the board recorded the vote with the four dissents noted in the meeting record. The board’s action includes approval of the necessary grant match and authorization for staff and facility changes consistent with the Sheriff's Office’s staffing plan.
Next steps: county staff will proceed with the grant acceptance paperwork, facility planning for dispatch relocation, and personnel actions consistent with the resolution if projected revenues materialize.
